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HR 430 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Crimes against women Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Military education and training Military law Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses Teaching, teachers, curricula

Protect Our Military Trainees Act

Introduced: May 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Our Military Trainees Act - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to establish sexual assault and abusive sexual contact offenses that prohibit covered military instructors from committing sexual acts upon, or causing sexual contact upon or by, members of the armed forces undergoing basic training if the military instructor exercised supervisory authority over the member.

Requires violators to be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Defines "covered military instructors" as drill sergeants in the Army, drill instructors in the Marine Corps, recruit division commanders in the Navy, military training instructors in the Air Force, company commanders in the Coast Guard, and such other members as the Secretary concerned may designate as having supervisory authority over new recruits undergoing basic training or its equivalent.

Prohibits consent from being a defense in any such prosecution.

What's happening now February 21, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
LOWEY, NITA
· May 17, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 16, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 430: Protect Our Military Trainees Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-430/
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"H.R. 430: Protect Our Military Trainees Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-430/.
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